Vista CALs

[Guest Brian]

What version(s) of Vista include client-side TS 2003 licensing? I know with

XP, I had to have XP Pro clients, but I am just now beginning to add Vista

clients.

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Vista CALs

 

You need a TS CAL for every client or user, irrespective of the

version of Vista.

 

A Windows 2003 TS Licensing Server does not contain a built-in pool

of free licenses.

FYI: XP Pro clients never came with a free TS CAL, they received a TS

CAL from the pool of built-in licenses on a *W2K* TS Licensing Server

when connecting to a W2K TS.

 

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Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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=?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 11

jun 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> What version(s) of Vista include client-side TS 2003 licensing?

> I know with XP, I had to have XP Pro clients, but I am just now

> beginning to add Vista clients.

[Guest Brian]

Re: Vista CALs

 

Let me rephrase this. I already have the TS CAL's. I just seem to recall that

one had to purchase a client-side license for Windows 98 (separate from the

TS CAL's) but not for Windows 2000 client, and I assumed that difference also

existed with XP Home vs. XP Pro. Are you saying that the Windows version on

the client - that all I need are the TS CAL's installed on the TS Licensing

server in the domain? That is, are you sayng that XP Home can function the

same as XP Pro as a TS client as long as a CAL is available on the server

(and the same for Vista Home)?

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> You need a TS CAL for every client or user, irrespective of the

> version of Vista.

>

> A Windows 2003 TS Licensing Server does not contain a built-in pool

> of free licenses.

> FYI: XP Pro clients never came with a free TS CAL, they received a TS

> CAL from the pool of built-in licenses on a *W2K* TS Licensing Server

> when connecting to a W2K TS.

>

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> =?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 11

> jun 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

> > What version(s) of Vista include client-side TS 2003 licensing?

> > I know with XP, I had to have XP Pro clients, but I am just now

> > beginning to add Vista clients.

>

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Vista CALs

 

You always need both a Windows CAL and a TS CAL for every client

which connects to the TS. So what you have heard about W2K and XP

clients is not correct.

 

But if you have to buy additional Windows CALs depends on the

Windows OS licensing mode of your TS and the number of Windows CALs

that are installed on it.

 

Licensing Overview for Windows Server 2003

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/overv

iew.mspx

 

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

 

=?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 11

jun 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Let me rephrase this. I already have the TS CAL's. I just seem

> to recall that one had to purchase a client-side license for

> Windows 98 (separate from the TS CAL's) but not for Windows 2000

> client, and I assumed that difference also existed with XP Home

> vs. XP Pro. Are you saying that the Windows version on the

> client - that all I need are the TS CAL's installed on the TS

> Licensing server in the domain? That is, are you sayng that XP

> Home can function the same as XP Pro as a TS client as long as a

> CAL is available on the server (and the same for Vista Home)?

>

> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

>

>> You need a TS CAL for every client or user, irrespective of the

>> version of Vista.

>>

>> A Windows 2003 TS Licensing Server does not contain a built-in

>> pool of free licenses.

>> FYI: XP Pro clients never came with a free TS CAL, they

>> received a TS CAL from the pool of built-in licenses on a *W2K*

>> TS Licensing Server when connecting to a W2K TS.

>>

>> _________________________________________________________

>> Vera Noest

>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>>

>> =?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on

>> 11 jun 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>>

>> > What version(s) of Vista include client-side TS 2003

>> > licensing? I know with XP, I had to have XP Pro clients, but

>> > I am just now beginning to add Vista clients.